HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition Software - Manual (Page 264)

Database Maintenance and Management 226
NOTE: The archive directory (\oracle\oradata\APPIQ\archive on Microsoft
Windows and $ORACLE_HOME/oradata/APPIQ/archive on UNIX systems) only exists
if you have previously set the management server to archive mode.
7. Return the database to archive mode, as described in ” Changing the Archive Mode ” on
page 240.
8. Start the service for the management server.
9. If the database is in archive mode, take a current RMAN backup by clicking the Backup Now
button on the Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health > Disk Space > RMAN
Backup in HP Systems Insight Manager. See ” Performing an RMAN Hot Backup ” on page 230
and ” Architectural Overview of RMAN Backups ” on page 229.
On successful completion of RMAN backup, the backup is saved to the following directory:
• On Microsoft Windows:
%ORA_HOME%\rman\current
• On UNIX systems:
$ORACLE_HOME/rman/current
10. Clean the following folders:
• On Microsoft Windows:
%ORA_HOME%\rman\backup1
%ORA_HOME%\rman\backup2
• On UNIX systems:
$ORACLE_HOME/rman/backup1
$ORACLE_HOME/rman/backup2
Overview of Backups
The management server provides the following backups:
Table 25 Backup Directories in %ORA_HOME%\rman
Directory Contains
current The backup when the Database Server Backup
button was clicked.
log
A log of when the backup was done.
backup1
Information from the automatic backup (alternating
day).
backup2
Information from the automatic backup (alternating
day).